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Server Configuration

Identity Manager Server's technical configuration includes settings on end-user authentication, database connection and some general-purpose settings.

Configuration Files​

The Server configuration is included in the Server's appsettings set.

The appsettings set content can be written to appsettings.json in the Server's working directory or to environment variables. See the Architecture topic for additional information.

The server appsettings supported attributes and sections are described in the following sections:

  • Database Connection
  • End-User Authentication
  • General-Purpose Settings

See the Connection to the Database , End-User Authentication and Application Settings topics for additional information.

Secret and Certificate Management​

All the certificates and secrets present in the settings can be loaded with an Azure Key Vault.

See the Azure Key Vault topic for additional information.

Default Configuration​

The default behavior of the server configuration is outlined through an example.

Code attributes enclosed with <> need to be replaced with a custom value before entering the script in the command line.


{
    "IdentityServer": {
        // Token signing certificate stored in a file
        "X509KeyFilePath": "<./UsercubeContoso.pfx>",
        // Optional certificate password
        "X509KeyFilePassword": "<secret>"
    },
    "Authentication": {
        "RequireHttpsMetadata": false,
        "TestUserStore": {
            "Enabled": "<true>",
            "Password": "<secret>"
        },
        "AllowLocalLogin": true
    }
}